The Ministry of Public Health has requested People’s Committees in provinces and cities across the country to intensify disease prevention efforts after the Lunar New Year (Tet) and during the 2015 festival season in response to a recent Government directive.

The Deputy Prime Minister has urged relevant ministries and agencies to rapidly implement the Viet Nam Industrialisation Strategy (VIS), which is part of the Viet Nam-Japan cooperation framework through 2020.

The Deputy Prime Minister has urged relevant ministries and agencies to rapidly implement the Viet Nam Industrialisation Strategy (VIS), which is part of the Viet Nam-Japan cooperation framework through 2020.

A 5-star cruise ship carrying over 2,000 international tourists arrived in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on Friday – the third group of visitors coming to Vietnam by sea which paid a US$5 per traveler sightseeing charge in 2015, pending amendments to a new visa fee regulation.